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Jun 2020
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Episode 413: Lobotomies Part I - The Cat...

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On the first of a two part series, we cover one of the strangest medical procedures of the 20th century: lobotomies. Join us as we explore the life of the man who popularized the procedure and just how the medical community came to think that it was a good idea in the first place.

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